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Capitalis Debitor

Defined in 4 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

The chief or principal debtor, as distinguished from a surety (plegius). Called principalis. Fleta, lib. 2, c. 63, § 5.

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

The principal debtor.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

The chief or principal debtor, as distinguished from a surety, (plegtus.)

Defined under Capitalis in Black's Law Dictionary.

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

The chief or principal debtor, as distinguished from a surety, (plegéus.)